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The first 4 weeks of the 2007 Fantasy Baseball season are in the books and that means that now it's time to turn your attention to week 5. Lucky for you the GNUru is here to help you with your week 54 lineup decisions.
Week 5 - GNUru Batter Banter
It's still to early to give up on your veterans off to a slow start but you may want to consider getting some of these hot hitters in your fantasy lineups. While some on the list are no-brainers (Teixera, Cabrera, Crawford, Utley) others are still scratching their way into fantasy lineups (Gonzalez, Sosa, Thomas, Upton).
Who's Hot
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Player
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AB
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R
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H
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HR
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RBI
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BB
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SB
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BA
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OBP
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SLG
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Bonds, Barry LF SF
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12
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3
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5
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2
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5
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8
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0
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0.417
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0.667
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0.917
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Cabrera, Miguel 3B FLA
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22
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6
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10
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2
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3
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1
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0
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0.455
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0.478
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0.727
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Crawford, Carl LF TB
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25
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4
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8
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1
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6
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2
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3
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0.320
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0.370
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0.520
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Francoeur, Jeff RF ATL
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22
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4
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10
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2
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7
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1
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0
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0.455
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0.478
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0.818
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Gonzalez, Adrian 1B SD
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19
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6
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7
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2
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7
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1
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0
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0.368
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0.429
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0.737
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Gonzalez, Alex SS CIN
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22
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6
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11
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2
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5
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0
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0
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0.500
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0.500
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0.955
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Jones, Chipper 3B ATL
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23
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4
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9
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2
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6
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2
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0
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0.391
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0.440
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0.870
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Lee, Derrek 1B CHC
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23
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5
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12
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1
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5
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1
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0
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0.522
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0.542
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0.913
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Matthews, Gary CF ANA
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25
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7
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11
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2
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6
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3
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1
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0.440
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0.500
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0.760
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Ordonez, Magglio RF DET
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18
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6
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10
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1
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9
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4
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0
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0.556
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0.636
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0.944
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Roberts, Brian 2B BAL
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25
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6
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10
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1
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4
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1
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2
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0.400
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0.423
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0.600
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Rollins, Jimmy SS PHI
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27
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8
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9
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3
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6
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1
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2
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0.333
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0.357
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0.741
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Rowand, Aaron CF PHI
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24
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6
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11
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3
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5
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0
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0
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0.458
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0.500
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1.000
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Sosa, Sammy RF TEX
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19
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5
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8
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3
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7
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3
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0
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0.421
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0.500
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1.000
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Teixeira, Mark 1B TEX
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20
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5
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7
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2
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3
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4
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0
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0.350
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0.458
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0.750
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Thomas, Frank DH TOR
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20
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2
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8
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2
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8
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3
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0
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0.400
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0.480
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0.750
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Upton, B.J. 3B TB
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20
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5
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8
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2
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6
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1
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1
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0.400
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0.429
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0.900
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Utley, Chase 2B PHI
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24
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6
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11
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2
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9
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1
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0
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0.458
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0.500
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0.833
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Wells, Vernon CF TOR
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20
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8
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10
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1
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5
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5
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3
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0.500
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0.600
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0.850
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Also of interest are the teams that play a full schedule of games and those that play a light schedule:
7 Games
Arizona Diamondbacks
Kansas City Royals
L.A. Angels
L.A. Dodgers
Milwaukee Brewers
N.Y. Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants
Texas Rangers
Toronto Bluejays
Week 5 - GNUru Rotation Ramblings
 Finally, we start to see some pitchers settle down and most games being played. Now is the time you can begin to make assumptions on players, ride the hot hands, and play the double-start game. Here is a list of the scheduled double start pitchers. As always, be warned some pitchers could lose that advantage in a heartbeat via a rainout. So make sure you chose your pitchers wisely!
Probable Week 5 Double Starters
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Pitcher
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1st Start
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2nd Start
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A.J. Burnett
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at CLE Sabathia
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at TEX Loe
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Bartolo Colon
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at KC Greinke
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vs. CHW Buehrle
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Ben Sheets
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vs. STL Looper
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vs. PIT Armas
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Braden Looper
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at MIL Sheets
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vs. HOU Jennings
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Brandon Webb
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at LAD Wolf
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vs. NYM Hernandez
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Bronson Arroyo
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at HOU Albers
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vs. COL Fogg
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C.C. Sabathia
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vs. TOR Burnett
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at BAL Cabrera
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Cole Hamels
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at ATL Redman
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at SF Ortiz
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Curt Schilling
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vs. OAK Blanton
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at MIN Ponson
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Daniel Cabrera
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at DET Bonderman
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vs. CLE Sabathia
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Edwin Jackson
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vs. MIN Ponson
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vs. OAK Blanton
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Jake Peavy
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vs. WAS Patterson
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at FLA Olsen
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Jarrod Washburn
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vs. CHW Vazquez
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at NYY Hughes
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Jeff Suppan
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vs. STL Wells
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vs. PIT Duke
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Jeremy Bonderman
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vs. BAL abrera
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at KC Greinke
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Joe Blanton
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at BOS Schilling
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at TB Jackson
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John Lackey
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at KC Perez
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vs. CHW Garland
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John Patterson
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at SD Peavy
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at CHC Hill
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Jon Lieber
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at ATL Hudson
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at SF Lowry
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Josh Fogg
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at SF Lowry
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at CIN Arroyo
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Kameron Loe
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vs. NYY Hughes
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vs. TOR Burnett
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Kip Wells
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at MIL Suppan
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vs. HOU Williams
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Livan Hernandez
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at LAD Penny
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vs. NYM Pelfrey
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Mike Pelfrey
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vs. FLA Nolasco
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at ARI Hernandez
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Noah Lowry
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vs. COL Fogg
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vs. PHI Lieber
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Odalis Perez
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vs. LAA Lackey
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vs. DET Maroth
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Orlando Hernandez
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vs. FLA Olsen
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at ARI Webb
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Phil Hughes
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at TEX Loe
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vs. SEA Washburn
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Randy Wolf
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vs. ARI Webb
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at ATL Hudson
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Rich Hill
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at PIT Duke
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vs. WAS Patterson
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Roy Halladay
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vs. TEX Padilla
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at TEX Padilla
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Russ Ortiz
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vs. COL Buchholz
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vs. PHI Hamels
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Scott Olsen
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at NYM Hernandez
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vs. SD Peavy
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Shawn Hill
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at SD Young
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at CHC Lilly
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Sidney Ponson
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at TB Jackson
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vs. BOS Schilling
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Ted Lilly
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at PIT Armas
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vs. WAS Hill
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Tim Hudson
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vs. PHI Lieber
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vs. LAD Wolf
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Tony Armas
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vs. CHC Lilly
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at MIL Sheets
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Vicente Padilla
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at TOR Halladay
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vs. TOR Halladay
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Zach Duke
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vs. CHC Hill
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at MIL Suppan
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Zack Greinke
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vs. LAA Colon
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vs. DET Bonderman
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In weekly head-to-head (H2H) leagues, it's often the better strategy to avoid weak double starters and go with pitcher with proven track records (or at least look to be in mid-season form). Here is a list of which starting pitchers have impressed early and warrant rotation consideration regardless of how many starts they will make in week 5.
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Player
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INN
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GS
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QS
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W
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K
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BBI
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ERA
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WHIP
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Beckett, Josh SP BOS
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32.7
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5
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3
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5
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28
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7
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2.480
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1.041
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Belisle, Matt RP CIN
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31.3
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5
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3
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3
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22
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5
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3.447
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1.053
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Buehrle, Mark SP CHW
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24.3
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4
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3
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2
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14
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4
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2.589
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0.657
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De La Rosa, Jorge RP KC
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33
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5
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2
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2
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21
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6
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3.818
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1.212
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Gaudin, Chad RP OAK
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28.3
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5
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2
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1
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24
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11
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2.541
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1.094
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Halladay, Roy SP TOR
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38.3
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5
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5
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3
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25
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7
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2.583
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0.965
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Hamels, Cole SP PHI
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33.3
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5
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3
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2
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37
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9
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3.240
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1.230
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Haren, Dan SP OAK
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39.3
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6
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5
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3
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24
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9
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1.602
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0.992
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Hudson, Tim SP ATL
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37
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5
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5
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3
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31
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11
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1.216
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0.973
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Lackey, John SP ANA
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30.7
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5
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3
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3
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28
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9
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2.348
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1.435
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Lilly, Ted SP CHC
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33
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5
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5
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2
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33
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5
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2.182
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0.788
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Looper, Braden RP STL
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33
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5
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5
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3
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18
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10
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1.909
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1.000
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Meche, Gil SP KC
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41.3
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6
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5
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2
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29
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9
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2.177
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1.306
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Oswalt, Roy SP HOU
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42
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6
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4
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3
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27
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17
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3.429
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1.262
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Peavy, Jake SP SD
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32.3
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5
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4
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3
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36
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11
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1.670
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1.052
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Sabathia, C.C. SP CLE
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34
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5
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4
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3
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35
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8
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3.176
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1.323
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Santana, Johan SP MIN
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34
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5
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2
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3
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39
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8
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3.441
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0.941
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Shields, James SP TB
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36
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5
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3
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2
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37
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7
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3.750
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0.917
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Smoltz, John SP ATL
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38.7
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6
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5
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3
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30
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13
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3.957
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1.448
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Snell, Ian SP PIT
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34
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5
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5
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2
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28
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11
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1.588
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1.029
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Wolf, Randy SP LA
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30
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5
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3
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3
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31
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7
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4.200
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1.167
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